News Welcome to Derry Bill Skarsgård Will Continue His Reign of Terror in the It Prequel Series We’ll all float back to Derry By Molly Templeton | Published on May 31, 2024 Comment 0 Share New Share It is still coming. And by “it” I mean the It prequel series, which has the working title Welcome to Derry. Announced in 2022, the Max show was, at the time of announcement, “said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown.” It wasn’t clear at first whether Bill Skarsgård, who suited up as Pennywise for the movie, would be returning—but now his involvement is confirmed. Deadline reports that Skarsgård will star in and executive produce the series, joining previously announced stars Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, James Remar, and Chris Chalk. The series reportedly “stems from” a story by It director Andy Muschietti and producer Barbara Muschietti, based on Stephen King’s original novel It. Andy Muschietti is on board to direct four of the series’ nine episodes. Skarsgård is really having a moment, and one that doesn’t always involve clown makeup. He was just in John Wick 4 and the possibly even-more-blood-soaked Boy Kills World; his odd-looking turn in the reboot of The Crow hits screens later this summer; and he’s playing vampire Count Orlok in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu remake, which is—festively—due out for this year’s holiday season. There’s no word yet on when Welcome to Derry (or whatever it ends up being officially titled) premieres, but eventually, Pennywise will be waiting for you on Max. [end-mark] The post Bill Skarsgård Will Continue His Reign of Terror in the <i>It</i> Prequel Series appeared first on Reactor.

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Iceland is famous for its volcanic activity, from the ash cloud produced by Eyjafjallajökull in 2010 that grounded flights, to countless news reports of recent eruptions.Footage from the latest eruption shows the lava spreading near the Reykjanes peninsula, the fifth eruption in that area since December. According to the BBC, the small fishing town of Grindavik was evacuated as well as the Blue Lagoon Spa, a popular tourist site fed by geothermal activity; workers at Svartsengi power plant were also evacuated.          Updates from the Icelandic Met Office report that the main part of the fissure is 2.4 kilometers long (1.5 miles). They also write that there has been “significantly reduced volcanic activity” since May 30. “Activity on the eruptive fissure at the Sundhnúkur crater row has decreased significantly. The activity in the eruption has remained similar during last night and this morning and the volcanic tremor has been stable since late last evening. No explosive activity has been seen since yesterday afternoon when steam explosions occurred due to lava flowing into fissures and came into contact with groundwater at Hagafell,” an update reads.Víðir Reynisson, the director of the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, stressed that people should not block the movement of emergency personnel and should not stop to take pictures. “We are also always worried when we see people stopping on the Reykjanesbraut road and leaving their cars to take pictures, but the Civil Protection has put great emphasis on not stopping on the Reykjanesbraut road to watch the volcano,” Reynisson told the Iceland Monitor. In February, it was reported that the flow of magma in November 2023 had been so great that it broke the world speed record for the fastest lava ever recorded. 

Everyone knows about the stacked rocks of Stonehenge in South West England, but on the country's east coast, there’s another prehistoric monument that’s no less fascinating. Known as Seahenge, a researcher has re-investigated why the mysterious structure was built over 4,000 years ago. Seahenge, also known as Holme I, was only discovered in 1998 when shifting sands revealed the monument along a beach in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea, north Norfolk. It consisted of 55 half-split oak trunks set in an oval shape measuring 7 by 6 meters (23 by 20 feet). In the center, a larger upturned oak stump had been placed in a pit. Just 100 meters (328 feet) away, another similar structure was found, known as Holme II. The tree rings found at both structures suggest they were built at the same time around 2049 BCE – a few hundred years after the iconic sarsen stones were placed at Stonehenge around 250 kilometers (155 miles) away.It has previously been suggested that the dual structures were created to mark the death of a prominent individual, such as a warrior or a local chieftain, while others have speculated they were used for sky burials, where the bodies of the dead would be placed inside to be pecked and carried away by carrion-eating birds.In a new study, Dr David Nance from the University of Aberdeen puts forward another theory using a combination of climatic and environmental data, astronomic and biological evidence, and regional folklore.He argues that Holme I was constructed during a bitterly cold climatic period, perhaps for rituals intended to summon the return of warm weather.“Dating of the Seahenge timbers showed they were felled in the spring, and it was considered most probable that these timbers were aligned with sunrise on the summer solstice,” Dr Nance, a researcher at the University of Aberdeen’s Department of Geography and Environment, said in a statement. Holme I on display at the British Museum as part of their World of Stonehenge exhibition.Image credit: -JvL-/Flickr (CC BY 2.0 DEED)“We know that the period in which they were constructed 4,000 years ago was a prolonged period of decreased atmospheric temperatures and severe winters and late springs placing these early coastal societies under stress,” he added.While both monuments were built to ward off this existential threat, he believes they had slightly different roles. Holme I, he argues, was designed to resemble the bird "cage" described in folklore, intended to keep an unfledged cuckoo singing and thus prolong the summer.“Summer solstice was the date when according to folklore the cuckoo, symbolising fertility, traditionally stopped singing, returned to the Otherworld and the summer went with it,” Dr Nance added.“The monument’s form appears to imitate two supposed winter dwellings of the cuckoo remembered in folklore: a hollow tree or ‘the bowers of the Otherworld’ represented by the upturned oak-stump at its centre. This ritual is remembered in the ‘myth of the pent cuckoo’ where an unfledged cuckoo was placed into a thorn bush and the bird was ‘walled-in’ to extend the summer but it always flew away,” he explained.Meanwhile, Holmes II was created as a burial mound. Nance points to evidence that shows “sacred kings” of Iron Age Ireland and Britain were sacrificed if misfortune fell on the community in an attempt to appease the goddess of Venus. Against the backdrop of harsh winters and hard times, the local king offered himself to the god and was laid to rest here, Nance proposes. “Evidence suggests that they were ritually-sacrificed every eight years at Samhain (now Halloween) coincident with the eight-year cycle of Venus. The fixtures in Holme II that were thought to hold a coffin, are orientated towards sunrise on Samhain in 2049 when Venus was still visible,” he noted. The new study is published in GeoJournal.

The most up-to-date version of the periodic table contains 118 elements. It’s easy to imagine you can find the heaviest by scanning to the last element on the table, but that only gives one of several answers.What Do We Mean By Heaviest?You’ve probably heard the old trick question; “Which is heavier, a pound of lead or a pound of feathers?” It’s based on the fact that people confuse weight with density. The answer of course is that since “pound” (or kilogram for most of the world) is a measure of weight, the two are equally heavy. If you doubled the quantity of feathers, they’d be heavier than the lead.Consequently, any element can be the heaviest if you have enough of it. Hydrogen is the lightest element per atom, but as the most common element in the universe, if you brought it all together it would be heavier than anything else. Which Element Has The Heaviest Atoms?Not many people are probably looking for the answer above, and if they were they’d ask it another way. We’re guessing most of those seeking the heaviest element mean: which element has the heaviest atom?In that case, the answer is pretty much a draw. Oganesson, that element at the bottom right of the periodic table, has 118 protons. The only isotope of it we have managed to make has 176 neutrons, for a combination of 294 nucleons, the main determinant of an atom’s mass.However, the next atom to the left of it on the periodic table is tennessine, and we’ve made two isotopes of that. One of those is lighter, but the other also has 294 nucleons – one less proton and one more neutron. When not ionized, it will also have one less electron.Neutrons are 0.14 percent heavier than protons, so on that count tennessine might seem to win, if only by a hair. Even adding the extra electron to the equation doesn’t fully bridge that tiny gap. However, nuclei also have binding energy which can add to their mass. We haven’t been able to find any estimates of the binding mass of the two nuclei, to see whether that makes any difference, so all we can really say is that oganesson and the heavier isotope of tennessine are in a photo-finish for this prize. What If Short-Lived Atoms Don’t Count?Neither oganesson nor tennessine stick around long enough to have practical applications – they both have half-lives measured in milliseconds. Many people might not consider that to count, since you wouldn’t even notice them before they are gone.The heaviest stable isotope (that is one that does not radioactively decay at all) is lead-208. However, there are also some much heavier isotopes that easily last long enough to study. We only discovered fairly recently that bismuth-209 is faintly radioactive – with a half-life a billion times longer than the age of the universe these things are hard to notice. You can set arbitrary limits on how long an atom needs to stick around in order to count. Depending on whether the half-life needs to be more than a minute, more than a day or more than a year you will get different answers.But What About The Densest?Getting back to the trick question referred to at the start, sometimes when people say heaviest they’re using (incorrect) shorthand for density not weight/mass.You might think that the answer to the densest element question would be the same. In general, materials made from atoms with heavy nuclei also tend to be denser at a particular temperature than those with light nuclei. However, the correlation is a long way from perfect. The density of oganesson and tennessine, while high by the standards of the materials we encounter most often, are thought to be a long way off the maximum. That’s because their outer electrons are probably relatively dispersed compared to some other heavy elements, keeping the nuclei further apart. We don’t know this for certain, because of that annoying millisecond half-life thing, but there is plenty of reason to expect it, based on elements with longer half-lives.It is thought hassium and meitnerium are each about four times as dense as oganesson and tennessine, but again we have no reliable measurements, and in particular can’t tell which of these two is denser,The two densest elements that have ever been measured are iridium and osmium. We know these have a density of 22.6 g/cm2, but there are conflicting reports of which of the two is slightly heavier. If anyone really wants to know the answer, they are welcome to send a substantial stock of each to IFLScience and we promise to measure the weight and volume of each precisely. It would need to be quite a large stock though, for accuracy, and at a price of thousands of dollars an ounce for iridium we don’t guarantee to send it back.All “explainer” articles are confirmed by fact checkers to be correct at time of publishing. Text, images, and links may be edited, removed, or added to at a later date to keep information current.  

When NBC went on the air on Thursday for their special coverage of former President Donald Trump’s conviction in New York, legal analyst Laura Jarrett touched on the reaction the verdict received from his supporters. The only problem for NBC was that the footage they showed alongside Jarrett of a hysterical Trump supporter who could be heard yelling and screaming throughout her report was of a Jimmy Kimmel-employed liberal actor. The man’s name is Tony Barbieri, who does a bit for Jimmy Kimmel Live! where he calls himself Jake Byrd and travels across the country acting like a caricatured conservative, and NBC is hardly the first media outlet to treat him as an actual conservative. In 2022, CNN actually interviewed him pretending to be a Herschel Walker supporter.     Jarrett reported that “You can hear the crowd here. There’s a lot of Trump supporters out here that you can hear, are very worked up as I was reading the verdict, I could hear the crowd. Emotion growing behind me. I'm only a couple yards away from the area that you can see on your screens right there, sort of, the First Amendment area, if you will. Just a stone's throw away from the press area. It’s been growing as the day went on.” Just as CNN should’ve been tipped off by Barbieri’s Hillary Clinton-inspired “I’m with Herschel” shirt, NBC should’ve been tipped off by his “Free Father Teresa” sign, which is a reference to a comment Trump made earlier in the trial that amused Kimmel. Kimmel confirmed it was a bit later on his show where the production team put together a montage of Barbieri’s antics that naturally showed the NBC clop. It also showed him being unironically interviewed by TV3CAT out of Catalonia, with the reporter asking, “Why are you here today?” Barbieri was shown, on air, answering, “It's not that we think Trump is innocent. It's that we don't care.”  CBS’s eye-in-the-sky footage also picked up Barbieri as correspondent Robert Costa reported, “Trump supporters across the country, there's anger and frustration right now. And Trump campaign officials are arguing this is going to make Trump stronger inside the party.” Meanwhile, he was also shown telling a British reporter, “They say he's guilty of fraud. What does fraud even mean? What's it mean? I don't know, do you know?” After the reporter explained, “Election fraud is what they found him guilty of. By hiding information that voters might have used to vote differently. That's essentially what they found him guilty of,” Barbieri continued in his role as the dumb MAGA voter, “Okay, well, maybe he did that, but he’s not guilty.” Other outlets that got fooled include Mediaite, which ironically first reported the CNN-Walker prank, the Guardian, and even Fox News. Here are transcripts for the May 30 shows: NBC News Special 5/30/2024 5:08 PM ET: LAURA JARRETT: Savannah, it’s a resounding victory for the prosecution in a case that they pitched as something far greater than about hush money. The way they tried to cast this case was about the subversion of democracy. And today the jury agreed with them, Savannah. The former president has tried to cast this as a political prosecution. A political hit job by a Democrat-elected D.A., by a judge that was biased against him. But these 12 jurors, these 12 New Yorkers have come to a different conclusion, an independent conclusion that the former president of the United States is guilty of 34 felony counts.  You can hear the crowd here. There’s a lot of Trump supporters out here that you can hear, are very worked up as I was reading the verdict, I could hear the crowd. Emotion growing behind me. I'm only a couple yards away from the area that you can see on your screens right there, sort of, the First Amendment area, if you will. Just a stone's throw away from the press area. It’s been growing as the day went on. It’s growing after they heard that this verdict was coming in. A lot of emotions running very high in the city right now. Again, this is the presumptive GOP nominee in the middle of an election year for things that he did that the prosecution said that he did to try to corrupt the last election. A remarkable scene playing out right here in Lower Manhattan.   *** ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5/30/2024 11:43 PM ET FOREIGN REPORTER: Why are you here today? TONY BARBIERI [AS JAKE BYRD]: We're here to support the real president, Donald Trump.  [ON TV3CAT]: It's not that we think Trump is innocent. It's that we don't care.  LIDIA HEREDIA SOLER: [Speaking Foreign Language] BARBIERI: Up top. Thank you. SOLER: Thank you … ROBERT COSTA [CBS]: Trump supporters across the country, there's anger and frustration right now. And Trump campaign officials are arguing this is going to make Trump stronger inside the party. … BARBIERI: They say he's guilty of fraud. What does fraud even mean? What's it mean? I don't know, do you know? BRITISH REPORTER: Election fraud is what they found him guilty of. By hiding information that voters might have used to vote differently. That's essentially what they found him guilty of. BARBIERI: Okay, well, maybe he did that, but he’s not guilty.

Among the multitude of overjoyed news reporters, Friday's CBS Mornings was no exception, but Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) burst some bubbles, while explaining many parts of the trial which were either downplayed or ignored outright.  Cotton explained to co-host Tony Dokoupil that the verdict from Trump's trial will mean little overall in November and strongly criticized its legitimacy: Because this was a sham, rigged political show trial from the very beginning. You have a prosecutor who campaigned on the promise to get Trump on anything. You have a judge who's literally a Joe Biden donor who rigged the rulings at every turn to include, for instance, a gag order while the President was on the campaign trail. But as President Trump just said or you just heard him say, the real verdict is going to come on November 5, and it's going to be made by the American people, and it's going to be based on things like Joe Biden's record of runaway inflation and a wide open Southern border and war and chaos all around the world. And they will see through this sham trial that was designed from the very beginning to be election interference because Joe Biden knows he can't win on his own failed record.         It was no surprise Dokoupil and featured co-host Vladimir Duthiers were not pleased with Cotton’s remarks, questioning his view of the trial, his civics and whether he objects purely because his candidate did not win: DOKOUPIL: Senator, you're a Harvard law school grad. Are you saying that Americans can no longer place their trust in their judicial system? (...) DUTHIERS: Are you telling the American people then, that if an outcome with a jury of the former President's peers is not to your liking it's a rigged judicial system? If an election is not won by your preferred candidate, then the entire election system in the United States is rigged. Is that the civics lesson that we're now sharing with the American people? To all of these absurd questions, Cotton calmly disbanded these overreaches, noting he’s just talking about the trial:  Again, you had a judge who literally donated to Joe Biden's campaign in 2020. And a prosecutor who promised on the campaign trail that he was going to get Donald Trump. And just look at some of the rulings in this case. They refused, for instance, to let President Trump put on all of his evidence. They gave jury instructions that didn't even require a unanimous verdict. They never even revealed the underlying crime that Donald Trump supposedly covered up. It's unconstitutional from the beginning. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: CBS Mornings  05/31/2024 07:30:25 AM ET TONY DOKOUPIL: 7:30 here on CBS Mornings. We expect to hear more from former President Trump later today after, of course, he was found guilty in that historic, that unprecedented trial here in New York City which ended yesterday. A jury of 12 New Yorkers convicted him. 34 times over, of creating false business records to hide a hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Trump's supporters denounced that verdict, and Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas was one of them. He called it a travesty of justice and said, quote, "the American people will see right through Joe Biden and the Democrats' weaponization of the legal system." And Senator Tom Cotton joins us now for more. Senator Cotton, thank you so much for being here. So, the leader of one of America's two great political parties is now a convicted felon. Does that change anything for you in this campaign? SEN. TOM COTTON: No, not at all, Tony, because this was a sham, rigged political show trial from the very beginning. You have a prosecutor who campaigned on the promise to get Trump on anything. You have a judge who's literally a Joe Biden donor who rigged the rulings at every turn to include, for instance, a gag order while the President was on the campaign trail. But as President Trump just said or you just heard him say, the real verdict is going to come on November 5, and it's going to be made by the American people, and it's going to be based on things like Joe Biden's record of runaway inflation and a wide open Southern border and war and chaos all around the world. And they will see through this sham trial that was designed from the very beginning to be election interference because Joe Biden knows he can't win on his own failed record DOKOUPIL: Sen -- Senator, let's talk about the trial, though. Because you know, the points you've been making, they all went through a legal system, there were reviews, there were checks. In America, you're guaranteed a process, not an outcome. What do you say to people who hear you speaking this morning and think this is a guy who doesn’t like the outcome and so, he's complaining about the process? COTTON: Again, you had a judge who literally donated to Joe Biden's campaign in 2020. And a prosecutor who promised on the campaign trail that he was going to get Donald Trump. And just look at some of the rulings in this case. They refused, for instance, to let President Trump put on all of his evidence. They gave jury instructions that didn't even require a unanimous verdict. They never even revealed the underlying crime that Donald Trump supposedly covered up. It's unconstitutional from the beginning. It was an effort to rush this case to trial because they knew it was the only case of all of these sham charges against President Trump that could go to trial before the election. The American people see that, and I'm confident that they're going to elect Donald Trump to a second term because they are tired of Joe Biden's weak, failed record. DOKOUPIL: Senator, you're a Harvard law school grad. Are you saying that Americans can no longer place their trust in their judicial system? COTTON: Well, when the Democrats have weaponized the legal system against President Trump, not just in New York but in Washington, D.C., and in Florida, as well, many Americans do have doubts about the integrity of our legal system. This is one of the reasons it's such a sad day for America is that the Democrats are making America look like a Banana Republic.  DOKOUPIL: So –  COTTON: Going after the leader of the opposition is something you would expect to see in a country like Georgia or Pakistan, not the United States of America. And as President Trump has said repeatedly, if it can happen to him it can happen to anyone, just like it's happened, for instance, to parents protesting at school boards for what their kids are learning. DOKOUPIL: – Senator, Senator, I want – I want to stick to the trial and the result. You know, some of the allegations you made are true, some of them are half true. All of them went through this judicial process, and there's still an appeals process, so the day will come when Donald Trump and his lawyers will be able to make these points publicly. On the political front, I am curious as a potential VP pick for the former President, does it give you pause to be potentially on the ticket with now a convicted felon? COTTON: No. I support Donald Trump more strongly than ever because, again, he was being charged with these sham indictments precisely because he's the Republican nominee for President. Precisely because he is the leader of a party that's going to help repair the damage that the Democrats have inflicted on working families for the last four years. So I'm going to continue to support Donald Trump strongly, work to elect him to the White House, work to elect a working Republican majority to the Congress to help implement an agenda that will begin to repair the damage that Joe Biden has inflicted on America. VLADIMIR DUTHIERS: Senator, it's Vlad. I just want to hone in a little bit on what Tony was suggesting. Are you telling the American people then, that if an outcome with a jury of the former President's peers is not to your liking then it's a rigged judicial system? If an election is not won by your preferred candidate, then the entire election system in the United States is rigged. Is that the civics lesson that we're now sharing with the American people? COTTON: Well, Vlad, let's be clear. I respect the jury system. I followed the evidence in this case very closely, though. I think the jury made a mistake in no small part because you had a partisan judge misleading them every single turn. He gave them instructions that they didn't even have to unanimously find that President Trump covered up a specific crime. He didn't let them see the evidence that President Trump wanted to put in the case. He didn't force this prosecutor, who himself had campaigned on getting President Trump, to reveal the underlying crime on which President Trump was supposedly accused. All of these things were a way to direct the jury to this verdict. The blame here rests with the judge and the prosecutor and the Democrats who weaponized the legal system against President Trump. MICHELLE MILLER: Senator, Michelle Miller here. I'm curious, in the last 24 hours, have you spoken to the former President? And if so, what did he talk to you about and did it venture into whether or not you would be his running mate? COTTON: No, I haven't spoken to President Trump since the verdict. But I do believe that what he said to the American people immediately after the public is what really matters here. That the verdict is going to be rendered by them on November 5th. And I'm confident that they're going to re-elect President Trump to a second term because they want a change in direction. And I know that's where he's focused, as well. MILLER: Have you spoken to him at all about being his running mate? COTTON: No. I haven't spoken to President Trump or anyone in the Trump campaign about his vice presidential selection or any selections for his administration. I don't think that's productive at this case – at this point. I think we all need to be focused on helping the President win in November. Helping elect Republican majorities to Congress –  MILLER: Alright. COTTON:  – so we can again begin to deliver on the promises that we've made to the American people and repair the damage that Joe Biden has inflicted on working families across this country. MILLER: All right, Senator Cotton, thank you.

Click Below to Skip Ahead Characteristics Temperament Intelligence Food & Diet Exercise Health Training Grooming Fun Facts Although it will probably never occur in the wild, the Jack Russel and Dalmatian dog breeds have been mixed, and the resulting Jackmatian puppies are nothing if not interesting, attractive, and energetic. If you’re interested in adopting a Jackmatian, we’ll discuss the dog’s most notable characteristics and how to care for them. Breed Overview Height:12–24 inches Weight:15–70 pounds Lifespan:11–15 years Colors:white, white & black, white & liver brown Suitable for:Owners with a lot of time to give, families with older, mature children Temperament:Affectionate, intelligent, moderately social, playful, adaptable The Jackmatian hasn’t been around for nearly as long as either of their parent breeds, the Jack Russel and Dalmatian, which means there’s not a lot of history or anecdotal evidence to go by when adopting one. What is known is that the parents have several differences, both big and small. The Jack Russel, for example, is a very small dog, while the Dalmatian is a medium to large dog. The difference in weight between the two can be as much as 50 pounds! Jackmatian Puppies https://www.instagram.com/p/CQFwoTdDVDs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Finding a Jackmatian puppy might not be as easy as it sounds since they are not being bred by many breeders. The breeders know that Jackmatians are difficult to find and will usually increase their prices accordingly. Because of their uniqueness and rarity, you can expect to pay anywhere from $600 to nearly $5,000 for a Jackmatian puppy. For that reason, many who want this interesting breed keep an eye on their local shelters and animal rescue operations so that if Jackmatian puppies show up, they’ll be the first to know. Image Credit: (L) Krzysiek Płocha, Unsplash | (R) Lorre & Loki, Unsplash Temperament & Intelligence of the Jackmatian The Jack Russel and Dalmatian are undoubtedly intelligent breeds. Jack Russels are known for being incredibly smart, and Dalmatians aren’t lacking in the smarts department either. Both breeds need plenty of mental stimulation to stay healthy and happy and prevent destructive tendencies. As for training, according to the AKC, the Dalmatian is slightly easier to train. One reason why is that Jack Russell terriers can be stubborn. Both dogs are known to be affectionate with their families, but neither breed is exceptionally good with children. If you adopt a Jackmatian, the hard truth is that you never know what you’ll get. However, as with all dogs, certain factors will make a big difference in how your dog turns out. You must find a conscientious and caring breeder, socialize your dog as a puppy, and treat them with love and kindness. If you do, the chances are much better that your Jackmatian will make a fine pet and companion. Are These Dogs Good for Families? The Dalmatian and Jack Russel are considered excellent family dogs if socialized well. As mentioned, they’re both affectionate breeds that bond strongly with their families. However, the Jack Russell and Dalmatian aren’t tolerant of small children, so a Jackmatian will likely be similar. Does This Breed Get Along With Other Pets? While Jack Russels get along well with other dogs, Dalmatians can be more standoffish, territorial, and aggressive with them. The same applies to other pets, including cats, rabbits, and Guinea pigs. How well will a Jackmatian get along with other pets? Once again, this depends on how well your particular puppy is socialized. The more they’re exposed to other animals, people, and situations while younger, the more well-adjusted your Jackmatian will be as an adult. Things to Know When Owning a Jackmatian Food & Diet Requirements As with all canines, your Jackmatian will need a high-quality dog food that’s high in protein and good fats, low in carbohydrates and salt, and free of artificial ingredients. Jackmatian puppies will need puppy food that’s a bit higher in protein for their growing bones and muscles, with more fat for energy. Neither the Jack Russel nor the Dalmatian has a significant issue with obesity, and both dogs are energetic. However, it’s important to keep an eye on your pet’s calories since any dog, when fed too often, can become obese and suffer from the health issues obesity causes. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcupU4cj34j/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Exercise A Jackmatian will likely need between 1 and 2 hours of daily activity to stay healthy and mentally fit. The parents of the Jackmatian are high-energy pups that demand more than the average daily exercise. They also need plenty of mental stimulation, so teaching your Jackmatian tricks and commands is a must to prevent them from becoming bored and destructive. Training Jack Russels are a bit aloof and stubborn, making training them more demanding and time-consuming. Dalmatians are easier to train since they’re more eager to please their owners. Put the two together, and it’s highly likely that your Jackmatian will be trainable but demand a high level of dedication and diligence to become a well-adapted, well-behaved adult dog. Grooming The good news about Jackmatians is that, in most cases, you’ll get a dog that doesn’t shed too much and needs minimal grooming to stay clean and healthy.  Both parents have short, smooth coats, but the Jack Russel is more wiry than the Dalmatian. The Dalmatian also has a double coat, while the Jack Russel’s coat is a single layer. For this reason, your Jackmatian may need more frequent brushing sessions. Their short coats make Jackmatians easy to maintain with a once-a-week brushing, but it depends on how active your puppy is and how often it plays in the dirt, mud, and water. Like all dogs, regularly brushing their teeth is essential, as well as checking their ears, trimming their nails, and, when necessary, expressing their anal glands. If your Jackmatian inherits floppy ears from their parents, keeping an eye on their ears and ensuring they don’t get infected or suffer from ear mites is recommended. Neither parent breed needs frequent baths, so your Jackmatian likely won’t need them either, but that is something you can play by ear or ask your veterinarian. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc-5o0sjm5Z/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Health and Conditions Most Jackmatians will be healthy dogs since the Jack Russel and Dalmatian are relatively healthy breeds. However, the Dalmatian, unfortunately, has been overbred for many years and suffers from a variety of issues due to this unhealthy practice. Deafness is common with purebred Dalmatians, and they can also suffer from kidney stones and hip dysplasia. Jack Russels have occasional deafness issues also, as well as patellar luxation. Minor Conditions Kidney stones Hip dysplasia Patellar dysplasia Eye issues Serious Conditions Deafness Bloat Cancer Primary Lens Luxation (PLL) Male vs Female Aside from the physical differences between male and female dogs and slight size differences, there are very few other differences between male and female Jackmatians. As with all dogs, veterinarians recommend having your Jackmatian spayed or neutered if you’re not planning on breeding your dog. 3 Little-Known Facts About the Jackmatian 1. They’re Also Known as Dal-Jacks Since they’re not registered by the AKC, the Jack Russel Dalmatian mix can be called whatever you like. 2. Jackmatians Make Good Watchdogs They inherited the trait from their parents and will signal and bark if they feel there’s a threat to their family. 3. Their Origin Is Unclear It’s difficult to say when the Jackmatian first appeared since they are a relatively new “designer” breed. Final Thoughts One of the biggest drawbacks to adopting a Jackmatian is that you can never be sure exactly what type of dog you’re going to get. It’s also why, when adopting a Jackmatian, it’s essential you use a breeder with a sterling reputation who breeds out health issues and cares deeply for the dogs they produce. If you adopt a Jackmatian, you’ll get a dog that demands a high level of mental stimulation and physical activity, but they’re affectionate and love playing with their family. We hope the information provided today will empower you to raise your Jackmatian to be a fantastic pet! Sources https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/dalmatian/ https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/russell-terrier/   Featured Image Credit: (L) Gemma Regalado, Unsplash | (R) Maria Ivanushkina, Shutterstock The post Jackmatian (Dalmatian Jack Russell Mix): Care, Pictures, Info & More appeared first on Pet Keen.

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